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Selenskyj to visit Berlin on Monday

Wolodymyr Selenskyj

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, during a statement with the Chancellor. (Archive)

Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) will receive Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this Monday for economic talks and an exchange on the status of peace negotiations for Ukraine.

The spokesperson for the German government, Stefan Kornelius, announced that numerous European heads of state and government, as well as the leaders of the EU and NATO, would be joining the talks in the evening.

Extensive traffic restrictions around the government district

Numerous traffic disruptions are expected. For security reasons, no detailed information about the duration and extent of the closures is available. Road users should expect closures around the government district throughout the day.

Author: dpa/deepl.com
Publication date: 12 December 2025
Last updated: 12 December 2025

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